Here's what Michigan law says about privacy:445.84 Privacy policy.Sec. 4

The reason is because seller has some privacy and records are not visible on county's systems.

A home that is marketable due to its very desirable neighborhood and privacy from cul-de-sac.

Just be careful to maintain the privacy of the tenant when discussing your tenant's disability to the HOA. 

But if you're living in a 7 bedroom space with a ton of roommates, maybe getting into something smaller where you have more privacy and don't have to argue about who's dirty dishes are on the counter.

I live 8 to 9 hours away and drove to see the property but when I got there the tenant's brother said he wasn't expecting me so I resorted to an outside walk-through and drove back home because I didn't want to violate the tenant's privacy...the tenant's brother lied to my face.Fast forward to 1 month after the purchase, the newly hired property manager asks the tenant to make a list of any items that are of concern and the list is unbelievable: ceiling falling, no heat, mildew and mold in closet, bathroom with a major leak, mold all furniture in living room, no proper ventilation in house and no air in summer.  

[7] For a cheap quick fix to keep the rain and snow out, and for privacy between the units, maybe put bumper stickers over the holes.[8} In some of the tougher parts of town PD uses shotgun slugs as a master key to open the unit when the renter will not voluntarily do so.https://www.youtube.com/watch?

Are they concerned that you are interfering in their privacy?

(note: some details of the matter are omitted for privacy reasons. 

I know I can house hack with SFH but I don't like the idea of losing my privacy.